Species ***Clostridium* *cylindrosporum***

Name: Clostridium cylindrosporum (ex Barker and Beck 1942) Andreesen et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: cy.lin.dro’spo.rum. Gr. masc. n. kylindros, a cylinder; Gr. masc. n. sporos, a seed; N.L. neut. adj. cylindrosporum, cylinder-spored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ky-lin-DRO-spo-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 7905; Barker and Beck HC-1; DSM 605; IFO 13695; NBRC 13695; NCCB 46096

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18179 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Andreesen JR, Zindel U, Dürre P. Clostridium cylindrosporum (ex Barker and Beck 1942) nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:206-208. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.07678 (N = 24).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 35 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Andreesen JR, Zindel U, Dürre P. Clostridium cylindrosporum (ex Barker and Beck 1942) nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:206-208. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 774866

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Species Clostridium cylindrosporum

Species ***Clostridium* *cylindrosporum***